''Flashwood'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Jean-Carl Boucher Jean-Carl Boucher (born February 19, 1994) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker from Quebec, best known for his role as Diego Molina on the show '' Tactik''. He has also starred in '' A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr)'' and '' ...

and released in 2020. Shot over a period of seven years and inspired by Boucher's own childhood in the

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suburb of

Boisbriand Boisbriand is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality. The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located wi ...

,"Flashwood, un film tissé d’histoires d’amitié"

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, July 30, 2020. the film centres on a group of teenage friends whose lives and relationships evolve as the years pass. The cast includes

Pier-Luc Funk Pier-Luc Funk (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian film and television actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Maxime in the 2018 film ''Genesis (2018 Canadian film), Genesis (Genèse)'', for which he received a Prix Iris nomin ...

, Antoine Desrochers, Simon Pigeon, Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay, Laurent-Christophe de Ruelle,

Karelle Tremblay Karelle Tremblay is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Tremblay received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for ''Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers)''. She has also appea ...

Martin Dubreuil Martin Dubreuil (born May 26, 1972) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and musician from Quebec.

Sophie Nélisse Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in ''Monsieur Lazhar'', as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel ''The Book Thief'', written by ...

, Mehdi Bousaidan, Martin Boily and

Rose-Marie Perreault Rose-Marie Perreault is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Fake Tattoos (Les Faux tatouages)'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018, ...

. The film premiered on March 4, 2020 at the

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. It premiered commercially on August 7.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020"
''Films du Québec'', July 31, 2020.

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* 2020 films 2020 drama films Canadian coming-of-age drama films 2020s coming-of-age drama films Quebec films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub